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Little Marais, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°24′39″N 91°06′37″W / 47.41083°N 91.11028°W / 47.41083; -91.11028
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Lake
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Population
• Total	30
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55614
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	646849

Little Marais is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Minnesota, United States; located on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

The community is located northeast of Silver Bay at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 61 and Lake County Road 6 (Little Marais Road).

Little Marais is located 39 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors; and 44 miles southwest of the city of Grand Marais.

The community was originally known as Philips Trading Post.

Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center is nearby. The boundary line between Cook and Lake counties is also nearby.

Little Marais is located within Lake No. 1 Unorganized Territory of Lake County.

History

A post office called Little Marais was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1964. Little Marais is a name derived from French meaning "little marsh" Some say it means in Pigeon French "little harbor".

References

1. "Little Marais, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
3. Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 294.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Two Harbors
Cities	Beaver Bay Silver Bay Two Harbors
Townships	Beaver Bay Crystal Bay Fall Lake Silver Creek Stony River
CDPs	Finland Knife River
Other communities	Alger Castle Danger Cramer East Beaver Bay Highland Illgen City Isabella Larsmont Lax Lake Little Marais McNair Murphy City Sawbill Landing Section Thirty Silver Creek Stewart Toimi Waldo Wales
Unorganized territories	Lake No. 1 Lake No. 2
Ghost town	Splitrock
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